The Best David Oyelowo Movies, Ranked
45 credits from 2001 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2019) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is The Butler (2013) with $177M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated David Oyelowo Movies
The 12 highest-rated films David Oyelowo is credited on. The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2019) leads with 84, followed by Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021) at 66. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 84 The Tiger Who Came to Tea 2019 · Family -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway 2021 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 The Water Man 2021 · Adventure -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Don't Let Go 2019 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 See How They Run 2022 · History -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 The Midnight Sky 2020 · Sci-Fi -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 The Book of Clarence 2024 · Adventure -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 Gringo 2018 · Action -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 The Cloverfield Paradox 2018 · Action -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 42 Role Play 2024 · Action -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 37 Come Away 2020 · Adventure -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 36 Chaos Walking 2021 · Action
Biggest David Oyelowo Box Office Hits
David Oyelowo's films have made $489M worldwide in total. The Butler (2013) is the biggest hit at $177M, ahead of Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021) ($154M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Butler 2013 · Drama $177M $117M dom. - 2 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway 2021 · Adventure $154M $40.5M dom.
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Selma 2014 · Biography $67.8M $52.1M dom. - 4 Chaos Walking 2021 · Action $26.5M $13.3M dom.
- 5 See How They Run 2022 · History $22M $9.59M dom.
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A Most Violent Year 2014 · Action $12M $5.75M dom. - 7 Gringo 2018 · Action $11M $4.97M dom.
- 8 The Book of Clarence 2024 · Adventure $6.21M $6.13M dom.
- 9 Don't Let Go 2019 · Drama $5.29M $5.22M dom.
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Captive 2015 · Drama $2.8M $2.58M dom.
The Best David Oyelowo Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre David Oyelowo has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 13 films, and Don't Let Go (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 13 films Don't Let Go 2019 · as Jack Radcliff Movie Echo Score: 65
- Action 5 films Gringo 2018 · as Harold Soyinka Movie Echo Score: 51
- Adventure 5 films Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway 2021 · as Nigel Basil-Jones Movie Echo Score: 66
- Sci-Fi 2 films The Midnight Sky 2020 · as Adewole Movie Echo Score: 60
- Family 2 films The Tiger Who Came to Tea 2019 · as The Tiger (voice) Movie Echo Score: 84
- Biography 2 films Selma 2014
- History 1 film See How They Run 2022 · as Mervyn Cocker-Norris Movie Echo Score: 64
The Best David Oyelowo Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of David Oyelowo's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest David Oyelowo Movies
The most recent films David Oyelowo is credited on, newest first — starting with Role Play (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Role Play 2024 · Dave Brackett
- The Book of Clarence 2024 · John the Baptist
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Lawmen: Bass Reeves 2023 · Bass Reeves - See How They Run 2022 · Mervyn Cocker-Norris
- Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway 2021 · Nigel Basil-Jones
- The Water Man 2021 · Amos Boone
- Chaos Walking 2021 · Aaron
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The Girl Before 2021 · Edward - The Midnight Sky 2020 · Adewole
- Come Away 2020 · Jack Littleton
- The Tiger Who Came to Tea 2019 · The Tiger (voice)
- Don't Let Go 2019 · Jack Radcliff
The Best David Oyelowo Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest David Oyelowo films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best David Oyelowo movie?
The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2019) is the best-rated David Oyelowo film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021) (66) and The Water Man (2021) (66). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Tiger Who Came to Tea: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing David Oyelowo movie?
The Butler (2013) made the most at the box office, with $177M worldwide, followed by Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021) with $154M. Together, David Oyelowo's films with box office figures have made $489M.
Which David Oyelowo movie won the most awards?
Selma (2014) is the most decorated David Oyelowo film, with 2 wins from 12 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best David Oyelowo drama movie?
Don't Let Go (2019) is the best-rated of David Oyelowo's drama films, with a score of 65. In other genres: Gringo (action), Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (adventure) and The Midnight Sky (sci-fi).
What is the newest David Oyelowo movie?
The newest film on David Oyelowo's filmography is Becoming King (2024), with David Oyelowo as Self.
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